Editor’s Note: First in a two-part series on gun-related bills in the recently concluded state legislative session. Part 1 deals with the Senate; Part 2 deals with the House of Delegates and will appear shortly By Sen. Dick Saslaw: Our push for commonsense gun legislation in the recently concluded session was derailed within days of the first gavel of the…
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March for Our Lives: Grief, hope and joy
By Stephanie Witt Sedgwick: Equal parts of grief and hope came together at The March For Our Lives in Washington, D.C., and echoed in towns and cities across the country. An estimated 200,000 people gathered on Pennsylvania Avenue on March 24 to honor and remember the victims of the high school shooting in Parkland, FL, while vowing to change the…
March for Our Lives: Photo essay
Hundreds of thousands of people showed up for the March for Our Lives on March 24 in Washington, D.C. Led by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland, FL., they carried creatively crafted signs supporting gun control measures, including banning assault weapons. The fervor of the teenage survivors of the school shooting on Valentine’s Day has given new energy to the push to stop…
Not just another protest outside NRA — this time was different
By Kathi Levin and Maggie Godbold: It was the 14 th of the month, and, just as every month on that date, protesters had gathered outside the National Rifle Association headquarters in Fairfax to wave signs, encourage drivers to honk in support and, occasionally, listen to speeches. But this time it felt different. The protesters included quite a few “regulars”,…